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That thread is fascinating, to say the least.

• SpecialistK 2mo ago
  It really highlights why I have avoided Mastodon entirely.
  • senderista 2mo ago
    [flagged]
    • imtringued 2mo ago
      That means the vast majority of people are born as fascists and only the mastodonians are the ones going against the fascist nature of this world. Not sure how that is supposed to help the anti-fascist cause.
      • senderista 2mo ago
        Should have added a sarcasm tag.
        • SpecialistK 2mo ago
          You almost had me there for a second, but I picked up on it before the downvoters did. I think it's an unfortunate reality whenever you have a network which is popularized by a boycott of other services' actions or values. Those who care the most or are the most affected by the actions are the most likely to leave and be very vocal in the new space, so the new space becomes "theirs." Meanwhile, the original space(s) still keep a lot of the old users who are supportive, ignorant, or ambivalent, so both places become a little more echoed and extreme. When Reddit ditched 3rd party clients and generally enshittified, I didn't jump ship to Lemmy. I reinstalled an RSS reader and made HN one of the feeds.
          • senderista 2mo ago
            Mastodon loves to tout its technical decentralization but it's one of the most politically and culturally monolithic (and intolerant) spaces I've ever seen.
• hedora 2mo ago
  This quote really sticks out (it's arguing against sticking with free software's core principles): > bwahahahahahaha are u gonna preach “no politics” now too. free software is inherently dogmatic, screw playing centrist